Normally Calm People Share Stories About Times They Freaked Out In Public

Chimps

The strangest things make people freak out. Here’s a situation where a zookeeper was watching chimpanzees go about their days. It struck him how similar their actions are to humans and made him realize how closely related we are. One moment stood out in particular because it provoked nostalgia.

“I remember it was raining and the baby chimp was sticking out his tongue and catching raindrops,” the zookeeper noted. “That was something I did as a child too. It was mind-blowing in a small way.” Incredibly, we share 98% genetic similarity.